Very Post Nationals rundown

Okay, okay so I completely failed at blogging at the nationals. Truth is I was having a bit too much fun!

Castle Cove showed all 70 odd boats how to run a great Moth event, with all the volunteers putting in a huge effort making us feel welcome with bacon sarnies galore, the most massive bbq I’ve ever seen and some top notch racing to boot.

The Moth fleet over here has really come along in the last few years with the spread of abilities really tightening up. I think a lot of this is down to just how sailable the boats are now, letting people crack on and learn to race the boat rather than worrying about keeping it in the water! Reliability has also come on hugely, with big Friday seeing winds over 25 knots and barely any epoxy or grinding to be seen or heard.

I had a very mixed few days which started with a big lack of upwind abilities. I was really struggling to get any fullness out of my 16 upwind (plus side, downwinds we’re veeery fast!) and was losing up more than I was gaining down and with the top 30 all being capable Moth sailors meant it was a lot harder to get yourself back in the game.
The windy day went a lot better than I expected with no problems downwind, but my overpowered sail was really causing trouble leading me to get the saw out on my prodder overnight! Saturday saw me back on it a bit more with a bit more all round pace. I bought a used Raptor from Team Ireland (thanks Rory!) on Saturday night and rigged it up with Gio’s CST Elite3 and suddenly could go upwind again having my best result of the week in 7th. Unfortunately this followed with my worst race of the week where I couldn’t do anything right and had to wipe out avoiding traffic in the leeward gate.

So a real mixed bag. Loads of potential in the boat and always faster downhill than the boats I was around and after a couple of days of ‘tuning/biggest event of the year’ I was starting to get Rocket uphill too. If I’m going to continue with any delusions I may have of still being competitive I really need to get back on the rig development and maybe go sailing every now and again (having doubled my time on the water this year at the Nats!)

Final Results:

Place

Points

Sail No

Helm

Club

Race 1

Race 2

Race 3

Race 4

Race 5

Race 6

Race 7

Race 8

Race 9

Race 10

Race 11

Race 12

27 Jun

27 Jun

27 Jun

28 Jun

28 Jun

28 Jun

29 Jun

29 Jun

29 Jun

30 Jun

30 Jun

30 Jun

1

14

4047

Robert Greenhalgh

Stokes Bay SC

1

1

1

1

(4)

2

1

2

2

2

1

(59/RET)

2

18

7

Chris Rashley

Royal London Yacht Club

(3)

2

2

2

1

(3)

2

3

1

1

2

2

3

31

3985

Simon Hiscocks

Castle Cove Sailing Club

2

7

4

3

(10)

1

3

1

5

(9)

4

1

4

38

3980

Mike Lennon

HISC

4

5

3

(6)

3

(6)

5

5

4

3

3

3

5

62

3942

Jason Belben

Stokes Bay Sailing Club

8

4

(9)

5

7

7

6

(11)

8

6

5

6

6

69

3982

Ben Paton

Lymington

5

3

6

17

(27)

(74/DNC)

7

9

3

4

10

5

7

79

40

Tom Offer

Rock

11

(16)

5

8

2

4

(65/OCS)

13

6

7

15

8

8

81

3795

Peter Barton

Royal Lymington YC

12

9

(17)

9

5

12

8

6

7

5

8

(15)

9

92

3945

Eelco Boers

de roerkoning

13

11

12

7

12

11

4

4

11

(14)

(16)

7

10

98

3941

Gareth Davies

stone sailing club

10

6

16

10

11

9

9

7

10

(41)

(28)

10

11

102

4037

Jason Russell

HISC

6

12

10

12

8

8

14

10

13

(16)

9

(16)

12

119

5

Mike Cooke

South West Cider Squad

9

15

11

19

18

(74/DNC)

11

8

9

12

7

(28)

13

142

3916

James Phare

Queen Mary SC

7

20

(40)

4

6

5

20

19

15

21

25

(38)

14

147

3607

Olivier Vidal

(21)

17

20

11

13

13

21

12

12

17

11

(25)

15

151

3729

Phillip Kasermann

15

10

(30)

13

15

10

15

14

14

(30)

19

26

16

158

3972

Yann Andrillon

ASNQ

18

18

19

18

14

15

10

16

17

(25)

13

(27)

17

163

4033

Ricky Tagg

Hayling Island

17

8

7

(32)

21

21

30

29

(58/RET)

11

6

13

18

165

3622

Fabien Froesch

SNG

16

13

13

(23)

22

19

16

15

(24)

19

23

9

19

175

3614

Doug Pybus

QMSC

14

23

(26)

21

16

17

12

17

23

(29)

21

11

20

180

3944

Richard Westbury

Bartley SC

(33)

21

14

(26)

20

18

13

23

26

15

18

12

21

191

3711

Dan Ward

Frensham Ponds

20

19

(35)

14

9

14

25

30

16

20

(35)

24

22

204

3981

Simon Reynolds

Whitstable Yacht Club

22

(30)

24

16

17

16

23

25

20

(32)

24

17

23

224

3592

Rory Fitzpatrick

NYC/RYC

24

24

36

20

33/RET

(74/DNC)

18

21

22

(62/OCS)

12

14

24

247

3870

Ollie Holden

HISC

25

25

22

25

25

22

27

24

28

24

(31)

(31)

25

252

3764

Dan Vincent

Stokes Bay Sailing Club

32

(33)

23 >

22

19

23

26

(33)

31

18

29

29

26

254

3915

Good Morgan

BRYC

28

32

27

41/RET

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

22

22

33

8

22

19

27

257

3684

Sven Kloppenburg

RSV/SCR

31

26

25

36

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

28

28

25

22

14

22

28

269

940

Kevin Ellway

26

40

15

41/RET

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

32

36

29

10

20

20

29

295

3947

Leigh Albrecht

QMSC

23

27

31

40

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

31

26

34

35

30

18

30

300

4042

Giovanni Galeotti

RYCB

29

44

42

15

23

24

39

31

19

34

(46)

(59/RET)

31

323

3718

Anthony Rezzoug

ASNQ

(58/RET)

29

48

41/RET

(74/DNS)

29

24

20

18

37

40

37

32

328

3943

Richard Edwards

Parkstone YC

27

45

28

41/RET

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

17

18

41

44

33

34

33

328

4045

Matthew Ponsford

HISC

36

35

34

41/RET

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

33

34

30

28

34

23

34

332

3766

Alex Koukourakis

Eastbourne Soverign SC

58/RET

56/RET

37

41/RET

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

19

27

21

26

26

21

35

337

3635

John Chambers

Coal Harbour

37

34

32

(74/DNC)

24

27

34

37

(43)

38

38

36

36

350

3995

Graham Simmonds

38

36

21

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

29

32

27

36

27

30

37

362

3849

Constantijn Weber

40

41

(47)

34

28

28

37

42

36

33

(45)

43

38

366

3730

Jon Peats

Castle Cove Sailing Club

(58/RET)

37

50

30

26

25

35

38

38

(57)

43

44

39

383

3946

Paul Beard

Queen Mary SC

35

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33

41/RET

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

36

41

40

39

39

40

40

384

3940

Jo Evans

Stokes Bay Sailing Club

39

42

29

(74/DNS)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

38

44

37

13

36

32

41

390

3830

John Clifton

Shoreham SC

42

43

41

33

33/RET

(74/DNC)

(57)

39

32

42

52

33

42

405

3891

David Edwards

TATA Steel SC

19

14

8

31

30

20

61/RET

(74/DNS)

(74/DNS)

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

43

423

3715

Chris Jeeves

51

50

(53)

35

31

(74/DNC)

40

45

46

31

49

45

44

425

3758

Jono Pank

Castle Cove Sailing Club

41

38

49

38

33/RET

(74/DNC)

(55)

43

42

43

47

51

45

433

3924

Tim Penfold

HISC

30

28

38

27

(74/DNC)

30

61/RET

(74/DNS)

74/DNS

74/DNC

32

39

46

448

3935

Claire Gavigniaux

50

49

46

37

32

31/RET

54

51

48

(55)

(56)

50

47

449

3674

Neil Baker

HISC

34

22

18

24

29

26

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

48

450

3914

Ole Frey

43

47

44

41/RET

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

41

48

44

40

55

47

49

455

3605

Cameron Stewart

HISC

44

48

57/RET

28

33/RET

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

50

45

54

48

48

50

455

3994

Damien Le Houerou

45

46

52

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

44

40

35

47

37

35

51

496

3432

Kyle Stoneham

TBYC

47

52

54

39

33/RET

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

52

54

49

61

55

52

498

42

Phil Oligario

Stokes Bay SC

56

56/RET

45

41/RET

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

43

46

49

74/DNC

42

46

53

513

3601

Hans Rasmussen

lass=”seriesclub row0054″>

52

54

56

41/RET

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

47

54

51

50

54

54

54

522

4043

Paul Hayden

48

56/RET

39

41/RET

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

42

35

39

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

55

531

3312

Miles Burrage

TBYC

54

53

55

41/RET

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

56

55

53

52

60

52

56

536

3893

Tom Lambert

49

51

51

(74/DNS)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

45

49

58/RET

74/DNC

44

41

57

539

3632

Martin Fear

Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club

46

31

43

29

33/RET

(74/DNC)

61/RET

(74/DNS)

74/DNS

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

58

543

3106

Helen Rollinson

Castle Cove Sailing Club

53

56/RET

(74/DNS)

41/RET

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

51

53

52

48

59

56

59

552

3759

Nic Streatfeild

Rutland

55

56/RET

(74/DNC)

41/RET

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

49

56

58/RET

46

58

59/RET

60

566

3959

Paul Goodison

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

27

17

4

61

584

3861

Annalise Murphey

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

46

47

47

56

50

42

62

597

3757

Andrew Blee

Draycote Water SC

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

48

58

50

45

51

49

63

623

3837

David Simmonds

Hayling Island SC

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

74/DNS

74/DNC

74/DNC

58

57

55

51

53

53

64

649

3254

Keri Harris

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

59

59

56

60

62

57

65

656

3665

Unknown

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

23

41

74/DNC

66

659

3763

Simon Philbrick

Poole YC

(74/DNS)

(74/DNS)

74/DNS

74/DNS

74/DNC

74/DNC

53

74/DNC

57

58

63

58

67

s=”seriesntpts row0068″>664

3495

Stuart Scott

scalingdam

57

55

(74/DNC)

(74/DNS)

74/DNC

74/DNC

50

74/DNC

58/RET

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

68

666

395

Jim McMillan

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

52

60/RET

74/DNS

53

57

74/DNC

69

712

3621

Ken Barker

Parkstone YC

(74/DNS)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

74/DNS

74/DNC

74/DNC

60

60/RET

74/DNS

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

70

725

3954

Unknown

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

59

74/DNC

74/DNC

71=

740

3437

Unknown

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

72=

740

3946

Paul Beard

Queen Mary SC

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

73=

740

3934

Damien Le Houerou

ASQ

(74/DNC)

(74/DNC)

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

7
4/DNC

74/DNC

74/DNC

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